Favorite War Games

I favored the SPI games the most. My favorite was one of the Blue and Grey series that included Antietam, Shiloh, Cemetery Ridge and one other. The battles were simple with only infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Simple warfare strategy that was somewhat realistic. I also have a group of WW2 games as well as one of the Russian/German simulations. I probably have about a dozen or so of these SPI games in my possession. The strategy and history of these battles that are simulated are what drew me to this odd hobby. It is definitely not something just anyone can appreciate. Only on a few occasions did I find someone to play the games with me. I usually played the games against myself.

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I have played miniature wargames, from 15mm Napoleonics to Dungeons and Dragons minis game from about 4 years ago. But I much prefer the war games from the 70s, made by Avalon Hill, SPI, GDW, etc. There aren't many of us--it was always a niche market. But occasionally they'd...